Tag Archives: Halloween

Open Graves, Open Minds: Halloween Newsletter 2025

Posted on 20th October 2025 by William the Bloody

Welcome to the Open Graves Open Minds Newsletter for October. We’re delighted to bring you our news and activities for the 2025 spooky season. We are trying out a new way of publishing the newsletter, directly from the website (other … Continue reading →

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OGOM Halloween: Spooky Events & Publications

Posted on 7th October 2025 by Sam George

OGOM would like to invite all their followers to join them for seasonal events and spooky reading during October. We’re excited to announce the following activities: Event: Fear in the Fens Film Festival Date: Saturday, 25 October. Venue:  Alive Corn … Continue reading →

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Finding Vampires

Posted on 30th October 2024 by Sam George

The identity of a vampire may be known to its victims but if the identity is not known certain procedures can be followed to locate the right grave, according to folklore: SATURDAY In Southern Europe the search is traditionally carried … Continue reading →

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Halloween Online Talks and Seminars, October 2024

Posted on 20th October 2024 by Sam George

Sam George is presenting a Halloween talk on her research into the mythical origins of the Pied Piper, Dracula and Nosferatu, as part of the Literature Research Seminar at the University of Hertfordshire. All are welcome. Abstract: This talk will … Continue reading →

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Halloween Fairies

Posted on 31st October 2023 by Sam George

Halloween is supposedly a time when the veil between our world and the shadow world is extremely thin. A time when you are more likely to hear stories of encounters between humans and fairies. Fairies are said to reside in … Continue reading →

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OGOM Halloween Event Diary

Posted on 23rd October 2023 by Sam George

The spooky season is the busiest time of the year for gothic scholars; here are some of the Halloween events that you can catch up with the OGOM crew at between now and 31st October. Friday 20th October: OGOM: In … Continue reading →

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CFPs and Events: Gothic world literature, C. S. Lewis, Gothic summer school, magic, monsters, folklore, Hallowe’en

Posted on 30th March 2023 by William the Bloody

1. CFP: Progression, Regression, and Transgression in Gothic World Literature & Film: New Approaches to the Ethics of Difference Conference Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, 29 September-2 October 2023 [on line]. Deadline: 15 May 2023. this conference will underline the … Continue reading →

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CFPs: Hauntings, Southern Gothic, YA, fantasy, female Gothic, queer Arthuriana

Posted on 20th April 2022 by William the Bloody

Conference papers and articles for publication requested: 1. CFP: Hauntings Halloween Symposium, online, 30 October 2022. Deadline: 1 June 2022 The CFP is now live for our second annual Halloween Symposium! The theme this year is ‘hauntings’ and presentations on … Continue reading →

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Coffin Boffin’s #31DaysofHalloween

Posted on 31st October 2021 by Sam George

Halloween is finally here! @DrSamGeorge1, The ‘Coffin Boffin’, would like to thank all those who have accompanied her on this Gothtober Halloween journey. If you are still to view the gothic wonders she has uncover, click to enjoy her spooky … Continue reading →

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Events for Hallowe’en and elsewhen: Gothic bodies, Gothic nature, Lud-in-the-Mist, Irish women, YA and COVID, Melmoth

Posted on 22nd October 2021 by William the Bloody

Some spookily exciting events coming up soon for Hallowe’en (and afterwards too): 1. North West Long Nineteenth-Century Seminar series, hosted by Manchester Metropolitan University (on line), 3 November 2021, 16:30 – 19:00 GMT. OGOM’s Dr Sam George will be talking … Continue reading →

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